September 20th 2024
Feds say anticompetitive business practices shifted costs to vulnerable patients.
September 10th 2024
What is asset protection planning?
September 3rd 2024
Our 95th annual Physician Report covers the latest data on practicing physicians, including salaries, practice financial health, productivity, malpractice rates, the state of the profession and more. Free registration required to view.
August 30th 2024
Physicians and their staff are dealing with an overlapping set of pressures that are making the practice of medicine harder than ever.
August 21st 2024
FTC ban was set to take effect Sept. 4, but judge says it ‘shall not be enforced or otherwise take effect.’
Senate Finance Committee discusses AI promise, pitfalls in health care
Experts weigh in on regulations needed as health leaders integrate artificial intelligence into patient care.
AI, with potential benefits and risks, lands among top priorities in health care
MGMA publishes its 2024 Advocacy Agenda with position paper on artificial intelligence included for the first time.
Primary-care based housing program decreased outpatient visits and increased health and happiness
Intervention at the primary care level on housing issues may be beneficial for disadvantaged patients, research shows
Introducing AIMPA: State regulation of medicine
A new advocacy organization for independent physicians.
Report: Medicare beneficiaries need as much as $413,000 in savings for uncovered health expenses
Amount patients need to save to cover all expenses continues to rise
Feds ease restrictions on treating opioid addiction via telehealth
Rule update will especially benefit rural and low-income patients
Telehealth tips: Safeguarding your medical practice
Is your practice following proper protocols when it comes to telehealth?
Tips for negotiating physician employment agreements for 2024
Are your employment agreements compliant with both state and federal law?
Costs of medical care a concern at national and kitchen table levels
House lawmakers resume banging the drum for health care price transparency.
ACO participation creeps up in 2024
Nearly half of traditional Medicare beneficiaries now are aligned to an ACO
No Surprises Act sparks millions of disputed claims, health insurers say
Black Medicaid enrollees face higher rates of preventable hospitalizations than White enrollees
Better primary care could help reduce the disparities
CMS leaders tout prior authorization rule among 2023 accomplishments, 2024 agenda
New regulations aim to make prior auths faster and clearer for physicians and patients.
AMA to Congress: cancel Medicare funding cuts
Warns of “access issues” if lawmakers fail to act
New CMS rules ‘a major win’ on prior authorizations, but more action is needed
Congress must make faster prior authorizations a national priority in health care, advocates say.
Predictions abound for health care policy as presidential election year begins
Inflation is tops but health care concern is high as pessimism spreads like wildfire.
Rural health care organizations to receive boost in Texas via new health program from Texas A&M.
Collaboration among medical school, nursing school, and rural health institute aims to bring better care to rural Texas
Feds examine loosening restrictions on marijuana for medical use and research
HHS supports change from Schedule I drug to Schedule III, but DEA must weigh in.
Hey doc: you need to take more vacation time
Study finds majority takes less than three weeks, and many spend some vacation time working
Prescribing insanity: Monopoly in continuous board certification drives costs up and physicians out
The costs and burden of Maintenance of Certification drives physicians out of medicine
Hydration in the age of plastic; sensors to detect lung cancer; conscience in health care - Morning Medical Update
The top news stories in medicine today.
AMA praises MedPAC recommendation for more Medicare physician reimbursement
January meeting opens new year of wrangling in Washington as doctor costs go up and payments go down.
Hospitals, medical groups urge CMS to reconsider information blocking penalties
They say proposed penalty structure would harm small hospitals and medical groups, call for greater clarity on what would trigger penalties
ACA insurance surpasses 20 million enrollees
CMS announces figures blowing by last year’s record of 16.3 million enrollees.
HHS appoints first-ever chief competition officer
Action is latest in Biden administration’s efforts to rein in health care costs
FDA grants first-ever approval for a state to import Canadian drugs
Agency gives nod to Florida program that could save state up to $150 million annually
Captive insurance safeguards patient privacy in medical practices
In the context of small and midsize private medical practices, captive insurance can offer significant benefits for data privacy and security.
Changes are coming to language access requirements in 2024
Medicare to kick off drug price negotiations in February
New study finds prices of targeted drugs are three times higher in U.S. than elsewhere
What happens to patient care after private equity acquires a hospital?
Study reveals increase in “adverse events” following purchase